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40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain

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29. King Charles Didn’t Produce a Successor

Recognition of the Duke of Anjou as King of Spain, under the name of Philip V , November 16, 1700 by François Gérard. Wikimedia Commons.

Possibly because of his severe inbreeding, Charles was sterile. He had no children with either of his two wives, so in his will, Philip of Anjou was named as his successor. Regarding lineage, Philip was so far from the Spanish throne that a huge dispute arose over who actually had the right to it. That dispute became the War of Spanish Succession.

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